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  mic

  noun

  microphone.
• Mic.
  Mic.

  abbreviation

  Micah.

mic

¹ American  

[mahyk] / maɪk /

noun

Informal.

• mics
  plural

1. microphone.

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idioms

1. drop the mic,

   1. to intentionally drop one’s microphone at the end of a speech or performance, displaying a bold confidence that it has been very impressive or cannot be topped.

   2. to say or do something with such a bold confidence.

      He clearly dropped the mic on his critics, effectively cutting off further discussion.

Mic. ² American  

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Micah.

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Mic. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Micah

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mic ² British  

/ maɪk /

noun

1. informal short for microphone

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• mics
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of mic

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

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Example Sentences

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mic Mic. mics

Then a mic is passed around so attendees can share their thoughts or rebuttals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

In February, while at a conference in Norway, he was caught on a hot mic telling a Greenlandic politician that “the check’s in the mail.”

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

But when he steps up to the mic, the band relax.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang takes the mic for Wednesday’s earnings call, he’ll have the world’s attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

She had to lift herself to the mic from her seat.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

To this view we are led also by the circumstance that, in the parallel passage, Mic. v.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

These words, accordingly, are closely related to those in Mic. iv.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

The custom may also be alluded to in Mic. iii.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature by Anonymous

But that passage of Jeremiah refers to Mic. iii.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

Man is commanded in the law: "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;" compare Mic. vi.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg

Hot mics have embarrassed many a media professional.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

A high-school dropout, Chizi began doing stand-up at open mics in 2015.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

And here in the melee in the ring, in his great moment, Rocky doesn’t boast or dance, turns away from the mics being thrust in his face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Podcasting can be a great business if you’re good at it, but I’m not sure anyone has ever been this adept at milking shareholder value out of a pair of mics.

From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026

One of the production people mics me up as John gives me a rundown of this walk and talk thing.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

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